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Equisetum arvense
Field horsetail
Bryce Canyon National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Equisetum arvense L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Field horsetail
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Equisetidae, Order Equisetales, Family Equisetaceae, Genus Equisetum, Species Equisetum arvense


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		UT: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Arches National Park	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Bandelier National Monument	Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Capitol Reef National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Crater Lake National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Denali National Park and Preserve	Devils Postpile National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fossil Butte National Monument	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Katmai National Park and Preserve	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Kobuk Valley National Park	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natural Bridges National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
Noatak National Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Oxon Run National Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pecos National Historical Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Sitka National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 7:38:39 AM

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